Wang Huan, Feng Jiyun, Hu Xijun, Ming Ng Ka
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.
Nanotechnology. 2009 Mar 4;20(9):095601. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/9/095601. Epub 2009 Feb 11.
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposite particles with 1, 2 and 4 wt% of MWCNTs were prepared by mechanical grinding of PMMA and MWCNT powders in a mortar at room temperature. Both scanning electron microscopy and Raman scattering characterizations revealed that these nanocomposite particles consist of a PMMA core and a MWCNT shell. The PMMA/MWCNT nanocomposite particles were used to fabricate the corresponding nanocomposites in the form of a hollow cylinder with various diameters and heights under 700 W microwave irradiation within 1 min. A mechanism for the fast microwave assisted forming process is proposed. These experimental results may lead to a new technology for forming hollow polymeric articles that is different from the conventional injection and blowing process.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2008-4
Biomed Mater Eng. 2009
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2008-4
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2008-4